It Don't Mean A Thing - Phyllis Hyman and tap dancers (Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle)

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Uploaded by on Dec 25, 2008

The late great Tony Award nominated Phyllis Hyman performing one of Duke Ellington classic -- "It Don't Mean A Thing ". She's accompanied by great
tappers featuring Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle and the late Gregg Burge.

From the "Must Have" DVD - Duke Ellington & Sophisticated Ladies (The Tony Award Winning Musical Extravaganza)

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  • this performance was hotttt!!! PH singing lyk nobody's bizness & the guys tappin in unison..o luv it! thanx4 posting rmasai

  • I glad you enjoyed it...

  • Phyllis Hyman is possibly the one musician you can put in a legendary class of past musicians such as Billie Holliday, Dinah Washington, and Duke. If you dont believe me check out the amazing performance above.

  • I second that motion....

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  • My lord she rocked this. I miss her so much! There will never be another Phyllis.

  • Wow she was amazing! I wish I knew about her earlier!

  • I wish there were more productions like this around. :(

  • Awesome!!!

  • @jnorwood6027 I know what you mean! She was one of the best. I love listening to her. We need a soundtrack of this.

  • OMG... I miss her so much! Love this video and still cannot believe she is no longer on this here earth! The dancers are amazing. I love NYC for its contributions to the ARTS! GOD bless us ALL!

  • @JomoDaMusicMan Margeret Avery played Shug in The Color Purple and did indeed do a fantastic job. Phyillis just had the raw vocal talent and appeal to have also been considered for the part.

  • Phyllis was great doing Pearl Baileys number. The Tap Dancers were awesome and as far as she doing Shug Avery in color Purple. the actress that did the performace as Shug could not be topped because she did an extreme performce in the show

  • Gosh, she was so beautiful and talented!

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